Peter E, The Redfield has 18x to 40x glass in it. I do use it with its tripod and telescoping camera tripod, however in some instances I find it very handy to mount it on the gun stock. Straped into a backpack there is very little set up time over a truck hood, rock, log, fence post, pack, coat and etc.
As stated in my initial post, I do not make it a practice to scope individuals and that action has kept me out of trouble with the set up since 1985, until now of course. If I can maintain that record for the next 25 years I will continue to feel good about the way the setup was utilized.
